Genre
Genre
Raphael and his lover
c.1520-1550Charoscuro woodcut | RCIN 852297
A chiaroscuro woodcut which is a reversed version of a woodcut by Ugo da Carpi after a lost drawing by Raphael depicting a bearded man talking to a seated woman, which has been traditionally interpreted as Raphael's conversation with his lover. For the woodcut by Ugo da Carpi, see RCIN 852296. On watermarked paper.
Many scholars discussed the subject of this print. The ball is usually an attribute of Fortuna, who turns to the figure dressed in the style of a pilgrim and seems to question the fate of his future journey. According to some scholars, the characteristic hat is found in depictions of Odysseus, and others have suggested that this print may depict Odysseus and the allegory of Fortuna or Aeneas in conversation with the Cumaean sibyl (see Bibliographic References).
Many scholars discussed the subject of this print. The ball is usually an attribute of Fortuna, who turns to the figure dressed in the style of a pilgrim and seems to question the fate of his future journey. According to some scholars, the characteristic hat is found in depictions of Odysseus, and others have suggested that this print may depict Odysseus and the allegory of Fortuna or Aeneas in conversation with the Cumaean sibyl (see Bibliographic References).
Added to the Prince Consort's Raphael Collection (c.1853-76)
